qualified voter

qualified voter
A person qualified as an elector, being entitled to vote, and who actually votes. Carroll County v Smith, 111 US 556, 565, 28 L Ed 517, 520, 4 S Ct 539; Bergevin v Curtz, 127 Cal 86, 89, 59 P 312. See qualified elector.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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